1946 single-family modernist gem.
The Booth (Damora) House. Philip Johnson’s first commission was for Richard and Olga Booth, a young couple who wanted a weekend house near Manhattan. Architectural photographer Robert Damora and architect Sirkka Damora purchased the house in 1955 for $23,500 and lived there for 55 years. In 2010, the widowed Sirkka Damora put the house on the market for $2 million. The price is now $1.6 million. A little tired looking but a little TLC will bring it back.
location: bedord, new york
plan: the 1,440-square-foot (134 m) house, an 800-square-foot (74 m) studio building
plan: three-bedroom, 3.5-bath
lot: 1.92-acre (0.78 ha)
date: 1946
the glass house or johnson house, built in 1949 in new canaan, connecticut, was designed by philip johnson as his own residence.
On June 23, 2007, a few quiet groups began arriving in New Canaan, Conn., to tour Philip Johnson’s modernist home, the Glass House–the first official tours of the property in more than 50 years. The house, the centerpiece of an estate that Johnson added to over the years, is a 56-foot-long box.
above: more images from photographer michael moran seen in arcspace.com
above: more images from photographer paul warchol seen at metropolismag.com
above left to right: andy warhol, david whitney, johnson, dr. john dalton, and robert a. m. stern in 1964. (david mccabe)
above: guesthouse, aesthetic counterpoint to glass house, the brick house holds most of its utilities. (paul warchol)
above: the pavilion 1962. the six foot tall pavilion is situated by a man-made pond. {michael moran)
above: the brick house
above: entrance to the painting gallery
above: a model of the glass house on display at MOMA in NYC
“The house forms a nucleus of 40- acre landscaped complex that contain many other structures. Michael Moran’s photographs present the Glass House in this greater context, and demonstrate that neither part – the house nor its surroundings – would make sense alone”. Hilary Lewis, Philip Johnson’s biographer.
we are reminded that along with the farnsworth house, the glass house is also a national trust for historic preservation ( NTFHP ) site.
Designer: phillip johnson
Resources:
philipjohnsonglasshouse.org
metropolismag.com
time.com
arcspace.com
wikipedia
NTFHP
the farnsworth house
1946 single-family modernist gem.
